SCHAKOWSKY, JANICE D. (a Representative from Illinois)
Amendments
Dept. of Homeland Security: establish (H.R. 5005), H5845 [26JY]
Eximbank: reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1982 [1MY]
Articles and editorials
Appeasement Myths, the Realities of Iraq, Steve Chapman, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H7285 [8OC]
Chance To Think Fresh on Cuba, Chicago (IL) Tribune, H5248 [23JY]
Chicago's Undocumented Immigrants, Robert E. Pierre, Washington (DC) Post, E156
``High Tide'' of Labor Unrest in China—Striking Workers Risk Arrest To Protest Pay Cuts, Corruption, Philip P. Pan, Washington (DC) Post, E169
President Puts Military Funds Ahead of Those for Health, Quentin Young, Chicago (IL) Tribune, E237
Real Love Starts With You, Anamary Pelayo, Latina (publication), E305
Refugees First, Avi Becker, Tel Aviv (Israel) Ha'aretz, E1049
War on Civil Liberties, New York (NY) Times, E1592
Worked Till They Drop, Philip P. Pan, Washington (DC) Post, E1315
Bills and resolutions cosponsored
Ali, Muhammad: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4590), H1672 [25AP]
Animals: ensure use of certain antibiotic drugs in agriculture does not compromise human health by contributing to the development of antibiotic resistance (see H.R. 3804), H5998 [26JY]
———prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 3464), H37 [23JA]
———prohibit use of polar bears in circuses (see H.R. 3932), H1156 [9AP]
Aviation: provide for monitoring of aircraft air quality and require air carriers to address complaints and maintain records associated with aircraft air quality (see H.R. 2158), H2735 [21MY]
———recognize heroism and courage of airline flight attendants (see H. Con. Res. 401), H3297 [10JN]
Business and industry: enhance regulation of public auditors, improve corporate governance and overhaul corporate disclosure made pursuant to the securities laws (see H.R. 3818), H650 [28FE]
———prohibit certain employees and shareholders from obtaining special loans (see H.R. 4084), H6693 [25SE]
———provide for enhanced corporate responsibility under securities laws (see H.R. 4083), H1152 [9AP]
Capital punishment: temporary moratorium until a national commission reviews the justice, fairness, and due process of the administration of the death penalty (see H.R. 1038), H3721 [19JN]
Cesar Chavez Post Office, Chicago, IL: designate (see H.R. 3613), H6777 [26SE]
Children and youth: enhance operation of the AMBER Alert communications plan to expedite the recovery of abducted children (see H.R. 5326), H6304 [17SE]
———improve academic and social outcomes for students by providing productive activities during after-school hours (see H.R. 1822), H1090 [20MR]
———provide access to early care and education so the families can work and children can receive quality custodial care (see H.R. 3524), H1155 [9AP]
———tribute to ``Code Adam'' child safety program and commend and encourage implementation of abduction prevention programs in retail business establishments (see H. Res. 556), H6693 [25SE]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations in Tibet (see H. Res. 410), H5087 [22JY]
Citizenship: accord honorary citizenship to certain alien victims of terrorist attacks against the U.S. and grant citizenship to the alien spouses and children of certain victims of such attacks (see H.R. 5294), H6304 [17SE]
Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1362), H2471 [14MY]
Clothing industry: provide access to information about sweatshop conditions (see H.R. 4768), H2607 [16MY]
Colleges and universities: permit States to determine residency standards for higher education purposes and cancel removal and adjust status of certain long-term resident alien students (see H.R. 1918), H5195 [23JY]
———provide for fire sprinkler systems in public and private college and university housing and dormitories (see H.R. 2145), H2945 [22MY]
Columbia River: ensure salmon and steelhead preservation, maintain reasonably priced and reliable power, and conduct studies on the impact of dams on salmon and steelhead on the endangered species list (see H.R. 2573), H833 [12MR]
Commission To Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans: establish (see H.R. 40), H3514 [12JN]
Consumers: protect from predatory mortgage lending practices (see H.R. 3807), H2735 [21MY]
———protect from the adverse consequences of incomplete and inaccurate consumer credit reports (see H.R. 1176), H3453 [11JN]
Contraceptives: establish a public education and awareness program relative to emergency contraception (see H.R. 3887), H1155 [9AP]
Corporations: prohibit certain expatriated corporations from being eligible for the award of Federal contracts (see H.R. 4831), H3826 [21JN]
———prohibit from making loans to their officers, directors, and principal shareholders (see H.R. 5048), H4325 [27JN]
Courts: establish domestic violence court systems from amounts available for grants to combat violence against women (see H.R. 4091), H1152 [9AP]
———waive certain defenses to legal claims brought by workers participating in the Bracero Program (see H.R. 4918), H3513 [12JN]
Crime: prosecute persons who alter or destroy evidence in certain investigations or who defraud investors, prohibit certain debts from being discharged in bankruptcy, and protect whistleblowers from retaliation (see H.R. 4098), H1152 [9AP]
———provide grants for public information campaigns to educate racial and ethnic minorities about domestic violence (see H.R. 4089), H1152 [9AP]
Dart, Justin W., Jr.: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 5188), H5194 [23JY]
Dept. of Commerce: make grants to States for advertising that promotes travel and tourism (see H.R. 3321), H688 [5MR]
Dept. of Defense: disclose information on projects that included testing of biological or chemical agents involving potential exposure of Armed Forces members to toxic agents (see H.R. 5060), H5195 [23JY]
———establish at least one Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team in each State and at least one such team under the direction of the National Guard Bureau (see H.R. 3154), H5087 [22JY]
———prohibit purchase of equipment containing electronic components that are not manufactured in the U.S. (see H.R. 3597), H1155 [9AP]
———provide for congressional review of regulations relative to military tribunals (see H.R. 4046), H1156 [9AP]
Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for the Office of Science (see H.R. 5270), H6374 [18SE]
Dept. of HHS: award grants to public and private entities to establish or expand teenage pregnancy prevention programs (see H.R. 3581), H1155 [9AP]
———make grants to promote innovative outreach and enrollment efforts under State Children's Health Insurance Program (see H.R. 4764), H3669 [18JN]
———support research on ovarian cancer screening tests and encourage coverage of effective techniques by health care programs and plans (see H. Con. Res. 385), H2108 [6MY]
Dept. of HUD: permit public housing agencies to transfer unused low-income rental assistance amounts to the HOME Program or for eligible Capital Fund public housing activities (see H.R. 4205), H4767 [16JY]
Dept. of Justice: appoint an independent counsel on matters relating to Enron Corp. (see H. Con. Res. 333), H6693 [25SE]
———establish a national DNA database for sex offenders and those who commit violent crimes against children (see H.R. 5262), H5994 [26JY]
———establish an Office of Children's Services (see H.R. 1904), H737 [6MR]
Dept. of the Interior: establish a commemorative trail in connection with the Women's Rights National Historical Park to link properties that are associated with the struggle for women's suffrage (see H.R. 4072), H3454 [11JN]
———implement final rule to phase out snowmobile use in Yellowstone National Park, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Memorial Parkway, and Grand Teton National Park, and snowplane use in Grand Teton National Park (see H.R. 5044), H4324 [27JN]
Dept. of Veterans Affairs: improve judicial review of administrative decisions (see H.R. 4018), H3562 [13JN]
———recalculate retirement annuities for certain health care professionals performing part-time services (see H.R. 4972), H3860 [24JN]
———suspend authority to increase copayment for medication furnished on an outpatient basis for treatment of service-connected disabilities (see H.R. 2820), H1155 [9AP]
Disabled: enhance and further research into paralysis and improve rehabilitation and quality of life for persons living with paralysis and other physical disabilities (see H.R. 5458), H9025 [14NO]
Diseases: expand and coordinate activities of NIH and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention relative to cancer survivorship research and programs (see H.R. 4963), H3860 [24JN]
———expand research on inflammatory bowel disease (see H.R. 5031), H6061 [4SE]
———increase public awareness of Scleroderma (see H. Con. Res. 320), H227 [7FE]
District of Columbia: establish a memorial to the victims of terrorist attacks on the U.S. (see H.R. 2982), H1410 [17AP]
Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack cocaine offenses (see H.R. 697), H1201 [10AP]
Drunken driving: increase penalties for individuals who operates a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (see H.R. 4976), H4873 [17JY]
Ecology and environment: ensure recovery of biological diversity, strengthen protection of wildlife, and provide certain assurances to local governments and individuals relative to economic development efforts (see H.R. 4579), H1619 [24AP]
Education: assist States in establishing a universal prekindergarten program (see H.R. 3912), H1533 [23AP]
———authorize appropriations and establish advisory committee to help implement the Advanced Technological Education Program and strengthen technological education at associate-degree granting colleges (see H.R. 4680), H4767 [16JY]
———extend student loan forgiveness to adult education instructors (see H.R. 4123), H2735 [21MY]
———improve access to printed instructional materials used by blind or other print-disabled persons in elementary and secondary schools (see H.R. 4582), H1619 [24AP]
———provide grants for training of realtime court reporters and closed captioners to meet the requirements for closed captioning set forth in the Telecommunications Act (see H.R. 2527), H5998 [26JY]
EPA: establish greenhouse gas inventory, registry, and information system (see H.R. 4611), H3297 [10JN]
ERISA: improve Dept. of Labor enforcement of requirements relating to pension participation, vesting, benefit accrual, and funding (see H.R. 4778), H2661 [20MY]
———provide for improved disclosure, diversification, account access, and accountability under individual account plans (see H.R. 3657), H104 [29JA]
Europe: condemn rise in anti-Semitism (see H. Res. 393), H1483 [18AP]
Executive Office of the President: ensure that requests or petitions for executive clemency are treated as lobbying contacts (see H.R. 5131), H4765 [16JY]
Families and domestic relations: increase U.S. commitment to the health of the world's mothers and children (see H. Con. Res. 404), H3860 [24JN]
———provide coverage of domestic violence screening and treatment under Maternal and Child Health Program, Medicaid, and Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 4032), H2472 [14MY]
FBI: reform (see H.R. 5387), H6302 [17SE]
Federal employees: ensure one-half of leave for birth, adoption, or foster placement of a child shall be leave with pay (see H.R. 3915), H1156 [9AP]
———ensure parity between the compensation of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees (see H. Con. Res. 42), H1156 [9AP]
———ensure that those activated by the National Guard or Reserves shall receive pay equal to the basic pay such individual would otherwise be receiving (see H.R. 3337), H655 [4MR]
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend relative to the development of products for rare diseases (see H.R. 4014), H3161 [4JN]
Federal Water Pollution Control Act: clarify that fill material cannot be comprised of waste (see H.R. 4683), H6060 [4SE]
———clarify U.S. jurisdiction over certain wetlands (see H.R. 5194), H8041 [24OC]
Financial institutions: identification of hidden assets that have been stolen or misappropriated from foreign countries by corrupt foreign political figures (see H.R. 4711), H4606 [15JY]
———prohibit certain unearned fees in connection with settlement services involved in residential mortgage loan transactions (see H.R. 4627), H2018 [1MY]
———strengthen consumer protections and prohibit predatory lending practices (see H.R. 3607), H367 [13FE]
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (see H.R. 4757), H2607 [16MY]
———regulation of transfers at gun shows (see H.R. 4034), H1088 [20MR]
Fisk Jubilee Singers (musical group): issue commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 225), H105 [29JA]
Food: require labels on food that contains, or is produced with, a genetically engineered material (see H.R. 4814), H3454 [11JN]
Foreign policy: commend continued political, economic, cultural, and strategic partnerships and support of war on terrorism by Turkey and Israel (see H. Con. Res. 327), H5195 [23JY]
———ensure that the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Initiative substantially increases resources available for human development and poverty reduction in countries eligible for assistance (see H.R. 4524), H1770 [30AP]
Forest Service: protection of certain roadless areas (see H.R. 4865), H3228 [5JN]
Forests: ban clearcutting and logging on certain Federal lands to strengthen protection of native biodiversity (see H.R. 5279), H5995 [26JY]
Government: commend public servants and members of the uniformed services for their dedication and continued service (see H. Res. 409), H2108 [6MY]
———reduce improper payments by Federal agencies (see H.R. 4878), H3669 [18JN]
Government regulations: require agencies to take into consideration the impact of newly promulgated rules on the privacy of individuals (see H.R. 4561), H2945 [22MY]
Hadassah, The Women's Zionist Organization of America, Inc.: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 355), H3038 [23MY]
Harold, Erika: tribute (see H. Res. 575), H7303 [8OC]
Hazardous substances: protect human health from toxic mold (see H.R. 5040), H4767 [16JY]
Health: application of antitrust laws to labor negotiations by groups of health care professionals with HMO's (see H.R. 3897), H3928 [25JN]
———provide grants for public access defibrillation programs and public access defibrillation demonstration projects (see H.R. 3462), H1155 [9AP]
———reduce adolescent pregnancy, HIV rates, and other sexually transmitted diseases (see H.R. 3469), H1674 [25AP]
Height, Dorothy I.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 4531), H6303 [17SE]
History: recognize historical significance of the 100th anniversary of Korean immigration to the U.S. (see H. Con. Res. 297), H6420 [19SE]
Hospitals: provide emergency contraceptives to women who are survivors of sexual assault (see H.R. 4113), H3928 [25JN]
Housing: extend registration and reporting requirements of the Federal securities laws to certain housing-related Government-sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 4071), H1410 [17AP]
———provide affordable housing for families that are headed by grandparents and other relatives of children (see H.R. 4033), H2608 [16MY]
Human rights: condemn the practice of execution by stoning (see H. Con. Res. 351), H2608 [16MY]
Immigration: change requirements for naturalization to citizenship through service in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4575), H3038 [23MY]
———establish nonimmigrant classes for border commuter students (see H.R. 4967), H6304 [17SE]
———provide permanent resident status for certain long-term resident workers and college-bound students and modify the worldwide level of family-sponsored immigrants in order to promote family unification (see H.R. 5600), H7892 [10OC]
———restore fairness to immigration law (see H.R. 3894), H779 [7MR]
———treatment of spouses and children of Philippine servicemen who served in the U.S. Navy (see H.R. 3906), H1156 [9AP]
Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: amend to improve early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (see H.R. 5076), H4606 [15JY]
Insurance: require comprehensive coverage for childhood immunizations (see H.R. 580), H833 [12MR]
———require group and individual health insurance coverage and group health plans to provide prompt payment for health benefits claims (see H.R. 4983), H6172 [10SE]
Iron and steel industry: remedy certain injurious effects of steel imports by protecting benefits of steelworkers and retirees and strengthening the U.S. steel industry (see H.R. 4646), H2235 [8MY]
Israel: condemn attempts to boycott Israeli scientific institutions and scholars (see H. Res. 499), H6304 [17SE]
———express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (see H. Res. 392), H1483 [18AP]
Law enforcement: establish a national database of firearms ballistics information and require firearms manufacturers to provide ballistics information about new firearms (see H.R. 408), H8035 [21OC]
———provide additional resources to States to eliminate the backlog of unanalyzed rape kits and ensure timely analysis of rape kits (see H.R. 3961), H1284 [11AP]
Law enforcement officers: adjust percentage differentials payable to Federal law enforcement officers in certain high-cost areas (see H.R. 3794), H1769 [30AP]
———exclude availability pay for criminal investigators from the limitation on premium pay and modify levels of special pay for Federal officers in certain cities (see H.R. 4763), H8733 [13NO]
Lobbyists: require certain coalitions and associations to disclose lobbying activities (see H.R. 5526, 5527), H6982 [2OC]
Medicaid: provide public access to quality medical imaging procedures and radiation therapy procedures (see H.R. 1011), H1201 [10AP]
———provide the disabled and elderly with equal access to community-based attendant services (see H.R. 3612), H1201 [10AP]
Medicare: accelerate reduction on the amount of beneficiary copayment liability for outpatient services (see H.R. 3284), H79 [24JA]
———coverage for surgical first assisting services of certified registered nurse first assistants (see H.R. 822), H8545 [12NO]
———coverage of medical nutrition therapy services for beneficiaries with cardiovascular diseases (see H.R. 2117), H687 [5MR]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (see H.R. 5019), H4068 [26JN]
———expand medical residency training programs in geriatric medicine and provide for reimbursement of care coordination and assessment services (see H.R. 3027), H3229 [5JN]
———provide fair payments under the hospital outpatient department prospective payment system (see H.R. 5234), H6419 [19SE]
———reduce work hours and increase supervision of resident-physicians to ensure the safety of both patients and resident-physicians (see H.R. 3236), H79 [24JA]
Medicare/Medicaid: require certain staffing in nursing facilities (see H.R. 4715), H2470 [14MY]
Mental health: establish State and local grants to provide services in response to public health emergencies and disasters resulting from terrorism (see H.R. 3413), H6060 [4SE]
———provide for equal insurance coverage of benefits unless comparable limitations are imposed on medical and surgical benefits (see H.R. 4066), H1156 [9AP]
Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 4799), H5998 [26JY]
Motor vehicles: prohibit the purchase, rent, or lease, for use as a school bus, of a vehicle that does not comply with school bus safety standards (see H.R. 3296), H79 [24JA]
National and Community Service Act: establish the Right of Passage Community Service Program (see H.R. 4803), H6777 [26SE]
National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the U.S.: establish (see H.R. 4777), H2661 [20MY]
National Day of Silence: support goals and ideals (see H. Con. Res. 346), H3230 [5JN]
Native Americans: encourage teaching of the role in U.S. history and culture and leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 190), H6304 [17SE]
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American Relief Act: provide certain nationals an opportunity to apply for adjustment of status (see H.R. 348), H6374 [18SE]
NIH: breast cancer early detection and mortality rate reduction research funding (see H.R. 3989), H1284 [11AP]
———establish Office of Rare Diseases (see H.R. 4013), H3230 [5JN]
———provide for Alzheimer's disease research and demonstration grants (see H.R. 4606), H5998 [26JY]
NRC: ensure that sufficient stockpiles of potassium iodide tablets have been established near nuclear power plants and that appropriate plans for their utilization exist (see H.R. 3279), H142 [5FE]
Pensions: improve pension plan security (see H.R. 5110), H5195 [23JY]
Presidential Records Act: establish procedures for the consideration of claims of constitutionality based privilege against disclosure of Presidential records (see H.R. 4187), H1282 [11AP]
Public Health Service Act: amend relative to pharmacy health professions programs (see H.R. 2173), H3037 [23MY]
———amend to provide services for the prevention of family violence (see H.R. 4916), H3513 [12JN]
———establish Nationwide Health Tracking Network (see H.R. 4061), H1089 [20MR]
Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 488), H1154 [9AP]
Public safety officers: ensure that officers who suffer a fatal heart attack or stroke while on duty shall be presumed to have died in the line of duty for purposes of survivor benefits (see H.R. 5334), H7304 [8OC]
Public utilities: establish programs for electric energy conservation and efficiency, renewable energy, and universal and affordable service (see H.R. 3037), H4766 [16JY]
Public welfare programs: address barriers to employment as a work activity under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 5344), H6129 [9SE]
———provide racial equity and fair treatment under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 4669), H2472 [14MY]
———reauthorize and reform block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (see H.R. 3625), H367 [13FE]
Refugees: eliminate sexual exploitation (see H. Con. Res. 349), H3826 [21JN]
Roads and highways: amend length and weight limitations for vehicles operating on Federal-aid highways (see H.R. 3132), H3037 [23MY]
Rowley, Coleen: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H3292 [6JN]
Senior citizens: modify the eligibility criteria for supplemental foods provided under the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (see H.R. 5107), H4873 [17JY]
Sewage disposal: combined sewer overflow control programs (see H. Con. Res. 403), H3454 [11JN]
Small business: issue postage stamp in commemoration of small business concerns (see H. Con. Res. 480), H6559 [24SE]
Social Security: credit prospectively individuals serving as caregivers of dependent relatives with deemed wages for up to five years of such service (see H.R. 4743), H3928 [25JN]
———enhance privacy protections for individuals and prevent fraudulent misuse of account numbers (see H.R. 2036), H2471 [14MY]
———improve benefits for aged survivors, disabled survivors, and divorced spouses (see H.R. 4671), H2164 [7MY]
———improve coverage of certain pregnant women, infants, and children under State Children's Health Insurance Program and Medicaid (see H.R. 3675), H737 [6MR]
———protect trust funds by ensuring the Government repays its debts to the trust funds (see H.R. 5252), H7303 [8OC]
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act: ensure coverage of National Guard troops mobilized for support services in the aftermath of terrorist attacks (see H.R. 4017), H2356 [9MY]
States: address domestic and sexual violence in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs (see H.R. 4655), H2946 [22MY]
———require candidates for driver's licenses to demonstrate an ability to exercise greatly increased caution when driving in the proximity of potentially visually impaired individuals (see H. Con. Res. 238), H6304 [17SE]
Syria: halt support for terrorism, end occupation of Lebanon, stop development of weapons of mass destruction, and cease illegal importation of Iraqi oil (see H.R. 4483), H3454 [11JN]
Task Force on Sealed Source Protection: establish to evaluate and make recommendations on security of sealed sources of radioactive materials (see H.R. 5023), H4932 [18JY]
Taxation: allow corporate tax benefits from stock option compensation expenses only to the extent that such expenses are included in a corporation's financial statements (see H.R. 4075), H7738 [9OC]
———prevent corporations from avoiding the U.S. income tax by reincorporating in a foreign country (see H.R. 3884), H1769 [30AP]
———prevent corporations from exploiting tax treaties to evade U.S. income tax (see H.R. 4993), H3824 [21JN]
———reinstate Superfund and oil spill excise taxes and extend leaking underground storage tank taxes (see H.R. 4060), H1089 [20MR]
———treatment of flight training expenses reimbursed through certain veterans educational assistance allowances (see H.R. 5029), H5087 [22JY]
———treatment of investments in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 2550), H141 [5FE]
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 464), H6229 [11SE]
———condemn anthrax threats sent to reproductive health centers and abortion providers (see H. Con. Res. 285), H142 [5FE]
———provide for interagency preparation and response to consequences of attacks against the Yucca Mountain Project (see H.R. 3289), H6129 [9SE]
Tobacco products: combat illicit trafficking of tobacco products (see H.R. 5264), H5994 [26JY]
Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: provide highway infrastructure investment at the guaranteed funding level (see H.R. 3694), H524 [14FE]
Turkey: express appreciation for participation in military response to terrorist attacks (see H. Con. Res. 265), H1490 [22AP]
U.N.: provide for permanent guidelines for voluntary U.S. contributions to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 5293), H6304 [17SE]
———restore a voluntary U.S. contribution to the U.N. Population Fund (see H.R. 3916), H1484 [18AP]
U.S. Consensus Council: establish (see H.R. 3305), H285 [12FE]
Ukrainian Congress Committee of America: authorize the establishment of a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the Ukrainian famine-genocide of 1932-1933 (see H.R. 5289), H6304 [17SE]
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program (see H.R. 5491), H7929 [15OC]
Veterans: improve benefits for World War II Filipino veterans and their surviving spouses (see H.R. 4904), H4932 [18JY]
———increase the minimum Survivor Benefit Plan basic annuity for certain surviving spouses (see H.R. 5403), H6373 [18SE]
———verify military service of certain Philippine nationals during World War II to determine benefits eligibility (see H.R. 491), H105 [29JA]
Veterans Day: issue annual commemorative postage stamp (see H. Res. 429), H5454 [24JY]
Voting: secure the Federal voting rights of persons who have been released from incarceration (see H.R. 5510), H6926 [1OC]
Williams, Serena: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Williams, Venus: tribute (see H. Res. 94), H4767 [16JY]
Women: recognize the importance of sports in fostering leadership ability and success (see H. Res. 485), H4605 [15JY]
Bills and resolutions introduced
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (see H.R. 3752), H366 [13FE]
Housing: require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (see H.R. 5683), H8022 [16OC]
Immigration: protection of battered immigrant families (see H.R. 3828), H650 [28FE]
International Women's Day: observance (see H. Con. Res. 344), H781 [7MR]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (see H.R. 4707), H2355 [9MY]
Letters
Ecuadoran violations of workers' rights in banana industry: by, E2111
Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-Cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act: William McNary, USAction (organization), E1728
Remarks
Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 4965), H5365 [24JY]
Afghanistan: tribute to opening of schools to girls, E514
Agriculture: continue certain programs (H.R. 2646), H1511, H1512 [23AP]
Andean Trade Preference Act: extend and expand (H.R. 3009), conference report, H5978
Appropriations: legislative process, H6387 [19SE]
———making continuing (H.J. Res. 111), E1726
———making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks (H.R. 4775), H2922 [22MY], H3002 [23MY]
Armed Forces: authorize use against Iraq (H.J. Res. 114), H7284 [8OC]
———performance of abortions at overseas military medical facilities, H2361 [9MY]
Arts and humanities: National Endowment for the Arts and National Endowment for the Humanities funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior funding, H4815
Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month: observance, E932
Bankruptcy: amend laws (H.R. 333), conference report, E1467
Boggs, Lindy: tribute (H. Con. Res. 439), H5032
Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 2003-2007 (H. Con. Res. 353), H1069
Bureau of the Census: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 339), H814 [12MR]
Business and industry: protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), H1588
———protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures pursuant to securities laws (H.R. 3763), conference report, E1466
Chicago, IL: release of report on undocumented immigrant labor force, E156
Children and youth: prevent child abuse, neglect, and abandonment and family violence (H.R. 3839), H1511, H1512 [23AP]
China, People's Republic of: human rights violations, E168
———persecution of Falun Gong practitioners (H. Con. Res. 188), H5062
Colombia: limitation on the number of deployed U.S. military personnel, H3002 [23MY]
Consumers: prohibit preemption of State laws that regulate rental-purchase agreements as a form of consumer credit, H6328
———protect from predatory mortgage lending practices, E1133
———require disclosure of terms of rental-purchase agreements (H.R. 1701), H6328
Courts: expand Federal diversity jurisdiction to allow consideration of certain interstate class actions and provide additional protections to plaintiff class members (H.R. 2341), H856
Crime: prohibit taking minors across State lines to avoid State laws requiring parental notification of abortions (H.R. 476), consideration (H. Res. 388), H1350 [17AP]
———provide Federal assistance to States and local jurisdictions to prosecute hate crimes (H.R. 1343), E433
Cuba: exception to trade embargo for food, medicines and medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, H5248
———lift certain restrictions on remittances to Cuban nationals, H5248
———lift trade embargo, H5248
———lift travel restrictions, H5248
Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military activities, prescribing personnel strengths, and military construction (H.R. 4546), H2347, H2361 [9MY]
Dept. of HHS: establish an Office on Women's Health (H.R. 1784), H6267
Dept. of Homeland Security: clarify Freedom of Information Act exemptions relative to sharing of critical infrastructure information with other agencies, H5851 [26JY]
———establish (H.R. 5005), H5846, H5851, H5883
———establish (H.R. 5710), H8708
———remedies for retaliation against whistleblowers, H5846 [26JY]
Dept. of Justice: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2215), conference report, E1724
———establish the Violence Against Women Office, E1724
Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5093), H4815
Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5120), H5248
Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 5320), E1726
Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act: allow tax relief to continue as scheduled (H. Con. Res. 312), H160 [6FE]
Eximbank: assess potential human rights impact of certain projects, H1982, H1983 [1MY]
———reauthorize (H.R. 2871), H1982, H1983 [1MY]
Federal aid programs: provide housing assistance to domestic violence victims (H.R. 3752), E159
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: provide greater access to affordable pharmaceuticals (H.R. 1862), H6387 [19SE]
Financial Accounting Standards Board: develop standards of financial accounting and reporting relative to the treatment of stock options, E1466
Firearms: improve the national instant criminal background check system (H.R. 4757), E1891
Foreign aid: authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries (H.R. 3994), E935
Government: expand types of Federal agencies that are required to prepare audited financial statements (H.R. 4685), H7042 [7OC]
———reduce improper payments by Federal agencies (H.R. 4878), H4379, H4380 [9JY], H8086 [12NO]
Hazardous substances: approve Yucca Mountain, NV, as nuclear waste disposal site (H.J. Res. 87), H2200
Health: diversion of Federal funds from public health programs, E236
———expand applicability of laws preventing governmental discrimination against health care entities who refuse to perform or provide training in performing abortions (H.R. 4691), consideration (H. Res. 546), H6568 [25SE]
———reduce the excessive burden the liability system places on the health care delivery system (H.R. 4600), E1727
History: tribute to Braceros foreign guest laborers who worked in the U.S. from 1942-1964 (H. Res. 522), H6830
Holocaust: remembrance, E472
Housing: amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and community opportunity (H.R. 3995), E1133
———require all newly constructed, federally assisted single-family houses and town houses meet minimum disability standards (H.R. 5683), E1915
Immigration: expand class of beneficiaries who may apply for adjustment of status by extending the deadline for a classification petition and a labor certification filing (H.R. 1885), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 365), H808
———protection of battered immigrant families (H.R. 3828), E234
INS: replace with the Agency for Immigration Affairs (H.R. 3231), H1640
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: observance, E433
International Women's Day: observance, H691 [6MR]
Israel: express solidarity in the fight against terrorism (H. Res. 392), consideration (H. Res. 404), H2069
Medicare: establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), H4039 [26JN]
———establish voluntary outpatient prescription drug coverage program and modernize and reform payments and the regulatory structure (H.R. 4954), consideration (H. Res. 465), H4173 [27JN]
National Homeownership Month: observance (H. Con. Res. 415), E1133
National security: national missile defense system, H2347 [9MY]
National Small Business Week: observance, E742
Nuclear energy: transportation of spent nuclear fuel, H2200
Paul Simon Chicago Job Corps Center, Chicago, IL: designate (S. 378), E744
Presidents of the U.S.: require disclosure of funding sources and amounts relative to creation of a Presidential archival depository (H.R. 577), H118
Public welfare programs: eligibility of certain legal immigrants for food stamps, H1511, H1512 [23AP]
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), H2545, H2554
———reauthorize and improve block grants to States for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program (H.R. 4737), complete congressional action (H. Res. 525), H6387 [19SE]
Sexual Assault Awareness Month: observance, H1772 [1MY]
Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds, H789 [12MR], H2922 [22MY]
Somerset County, PA: authorize a national memorial to commemorate the heroism of the passengers and crew of United Airlines flight 93 (H.R. 3917), E1323
Taxation: modify highest marginal income tax rates, increase estate tax deduction, repeal certain phaseouts of deductions and exemptions, and establish a task force on accomplishing critical priorities (H.R. 2999), E1133
———permit churches and other houses of worship to engage in political campaigns (H.R. 2357), E1744
———provide incentives for economic recovery, H504
———treatment of adoption expenses (H.R. 622), H504
Terrorism: anniversary of terrorist attacks (H. Con. Res. 464), H6193
———impact on civil liberties of implementing new law enforcement and surveillance authorities directed toward combating terrorism, E1592
Treaties and agreements: extend trade negotiating and trade agreement implementing authority, H5978
U.N.: reform management of Palestinian refugee camps, E1049
Unemployment: provide for a temporary enhanced unemployment benefits program, H504
Votes: position on missed, H3693
Voting: establish a grant program to provide assistance to States for modernizing and enhancing voting procedures and administration (H.R. 3295), conference report, H7850 [10OC]
Wellstone, Paul D.: tribute (H. Res. 598), H8088 [12NO]
Wood: prohibit use of arsenic-treated wood in playground equipment, children's products, fences, walkways, decks, and other residential purposes (H.R. 4707), E780
Remarks in House relative to
Special order: granted, H139 [5FE], H1085 [20MR], H6371 [18SE], H6923 [1OC]
Reports
Chicago's Undocumented Immigrants—An Analysis of Wages, Working Conditions and Economic Contributions: University of Illinois at Chicago, E156
Tributes
Dart, Justin W., Jr., E1249
Holmes, Delores A., E1180
Mink, Patsy T., E1762
Nolan, Mila V., E517
Pelosi, Representative, H131 [5FE]
Rodriguez, Taina, E305
Selman, Abe, E678